Championship Central | ESPN+ Recap
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Top-seeded Georgia State earned a resounding 5-0 semifinal victory on Friday against third-seeded Coastal Carolina to punch its ticket to the 2023 Sun Belt Volleyball Championship Match at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala.
Third-seeded Coastal Carolina and sixth-seeded Southern Miss will battle at 10 a.m. CT Saturday for the opportunity to face Georgia State in the championship match. The Sun Belt Championship is set for a 1 p.m. CT start. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
The Panthers won on all five courts on Friday with the No. 3 pairing of Kelly Dorn and Elise Saga clinching the match with a 21-16, 21-12 victory against the Chanticleers’ Madison Allred and Raychel Ehlers.
Southern Miss impressively won three matches on Friday to advance to Saturday. The Golden Eagles opened the day with a 3-2 win against Mercer before battling back from a 2-1 deficit against ULM to win 3-2. Southern Miss closed out the day with a 3-2 victory against Charleston.
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2023 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Championship – Day Two Results
Match 7 – (8) Stephen F. Austin 3, (4) UNCW 2
Hannah Ogden / Madison Morrow (SFA) def. Gabby LaPata / Sadie Sharkey (UNCW), 18-21, 21-18, 15-11
Bri Haggerty / Lyvia Trimp (UNCW) def. Natalie Bennett / Chloe Culver (SFA), 21-15, 21-13
Ellie Bucci / Ashley Thompson (UNCW) def. Madison Hall / Lizzie Denyer (SFA), 21-15, 19-21, 15-9
Kelly Johnson / Elaina Amador (SFA) def. Jadyn Barry / Sarah Thompson (UNCW), 21-15, 21-16
Abigail Elder / Olivia Duhon (SFA) def. Kaley McLaughlin / Maddy Folks (UNCW), 21-18, 22-20, 15-6
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
Match 8 – (6) Southern Miss 3, (7) Mercer 2
Vanessa Hurnikova / Ola Chudzik (USM) def. Lexi Polychrones / Jordan Paddock (Mercer), 21-18, 21-17
Nicole O’Mara / Kate Hardie (Mercer) def. Hallie Phelan / Taylor Pierce (USM), 21-18, 21-19
Reagan Sandlin / Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou (USM) def. Sydney Benson / Jordan Morris (Mercer), 18-21, 21-15, 17-15
Alyssa Scoggins / Kathryn Corbett (Mercer) def. Ashlyn Rough / Morgan Perry (USM), 21-15, 21-12
Madison Cassidy / Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Hollis Engel / Reese Hood (Mercer), 21-17, 21-19
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3
Match 9 – (2) Charleston 3, (8) Stephen F. Austin 2
Kyra Thompson / Gabi Bailey (Charleston) def. Hannah Ogden / Madison Morrow (SFA), 21-17, 13-21, 23-21
Emma Falk / Kora Hansen (Charleston) def. Natalie Bennett / Chloe Culver (SFA), 21-15, 21-12
Madison Hall / Lizzie Denyer (SFA) def. Maria Zweig / Mickey Dougherty (Charleston) 21-17, 10-21, 15-12
Tynley Smeltzer / Sofie Vogel (Charleston) def. Kelly Johnson / Elaina Amador (SFA), 21-18, 18-21, 15-9
Abigail Elder / Olivia Duhon (SFA) def. Alli Grant Avery / Liz Curry (Charleston), 21-16, 24-22
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Match 10 - (6) Southern Miss 3, (5) ULM 2
Vanessa Hurnikova / Ola Chudzik (USM) def. Julia Blazek / Rylin Adams (ULM), 21-19, 21-15
Hallie Phelan / Taylor Pierce (USM) def. Kaitlyn Nowak / Madeline Marquez (ULM), 21-15, 19-21, 15-11
Brooke Hoven / Tamsie Black (ULM) def. Reagan Sandlin / Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou (USM), 21-19, 21-12
Avery Reynolds / Claire Williamson (ULM) def. Ashlyn Rough / Morgan Perry (USM), 21-13, 21-16
Madison Cassidy / Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Kaylie Beck / Kaitlyn Beck (ULM), 21-19, 17-21, 15-12
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
Match 11 – (1) Georgia State 5, (3) Coastal Carolina 0
Angel Ferary / Bella Ferary (GSU) def. Sarah Riedell / Martine Kragholm (CCU), 21-19, 21-13
Yasmin Kuck / Lila Bordis (GSU) def. Sarlota Svobodova / Madie Lichty (CCU), 21-16, 21-9
Kelly Dorn / Elise Saga (GSU) def. Madison Allred / Raychel Ehlers (CCU), 21-16, 21-12
Maddy Delmonte / Ayla Johnson (GSU) def. Emma Gonzalez / Elena Sanchez (CCU), 21-16, 21-16
Destiny White / Aliisa Vuroinen (GSU) def. Ellie Hanford / Emma Kunaus (CCU), 21-19, 21-18
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
Match 12 – (6) Southern Miss 3, (2) Charleston 2
Kyra Thompson / Gabi Bailey (Charleston) def. Vanessa Hurnikova / Ola Chudzik (USM), 21-19, 21-17
Hallie Phelan / Taylor Pierce (USM) def. Emma Falk / Kora Hansen (Charleston), 21-14, 21-23, 15-12
Reagan Sandlin / Valeria Siakidou Papakyriakou (USM) def. Maria Zweig / Mickey Dougherty (Charleston), 21-11, 10-21, 15-13
Tynley Smeltzer / Sofie Vogel (Charleston) def. Ashlyn Rough / Morgan Perry (USM), 17-21, 21-17, 15-10
Madison Cassidy / Kellie Garraway (USM) def. Alli Grant Avery / Liz Curry (Charleston), 21-19, 21-14
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
Saturday, April 29
Match 13 – (3) Coastal Carolina vs. (6) Southern Miss – 10 a.m. CT
Match 14 (Championship) – (1) Georgia State vs. Winner Match 13 – 1 p.m. CT